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9to5Mac |
Raspberry Pi 4 hits the scene with 4K support, ample I/O, still $35
This morning we’re getting our first glance at the new Raspberry Pi 4. The latest rendition of the popular microcomputer delivers upgraded specs, more I/O, and 4K support that makes it arguably the most powerful release to date. It will stay at the same $35 starting price as the previous-generation model, but with a bevy of notable upgrades for power users and tinkers alike. Raspberry Pi 4 offers a handful of configurations, headlined by a 4GB configuration which should be able to handle most ...
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Boing Boing |
"PM for a day": dissident Tories plan to bring down the government the day after Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister
Boris Johnson -- a racist, sexist, homophobic lying buffoon who has been repeatedly caught out using lies to sway public opinion -- is now, incredibly, tipped to become the leader of the Conservative Party and thus the Prime Minister of the UK (this is because outgoing PM Theresa May totally bungled Brexit, and the UK's form of parliamentary democracy lets the ruling party fill the PM's seat with a vote of party members, and the British Tories have become the swivel-eyed racist loony party, and ...
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Hacker News |
16-Inch MacBook Pro Said to Launch in September
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Hacker News |
Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States, 2000-2017
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The Information |
On the Market: Veterans of Facebook, HBO and Coinbase
Prominent figures have left their jobs in tech, media and entertainment in recent months. Tensions in the upper ranks of such companies as Coinbase and Facebook led to some of the departures, while AT&T’s takeover of Time Warner prompted some other executive changes.The Information’s latest batch of Free Agents—industry leaders who are between jobs—includes the former CEOs of OpenTable and Snowflake, a pair of high-profile Coinbase executives and two entertainment ind...
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Slashdot |
Raspberry Pi 4 Featuring Faster CPU, Up To 4GB of RAM Launched
Raspberry Pi today introduced a new version of its popular line of single-board computer. The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is the fastest Raspberry Pi ever, with the company promising "desktop performance comparable to entry-level x86 PC systems." The specifications are: A 1.5GHz quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A72 CPU (~3x performance); 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB of LPDDR4 SDRAM; full-throughput Gigabit; Ethernet; dual-band 802.11ac wireless networking; Bluetooth 5.0; two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports; dual monito...
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The Next Web |
Obsessing over first-page load time sabotages ecommerce businesses
A flawed approach to page speed measurement is sabotaging ecommerce sites. There, I said it. Now I know this might be an exaggeration, but it really is time for a change. A historical focus on network-based metrics — bytes downloaded per page or assets per page, for example — and an excessive emphasis placed on first-page load times have meant the rest of the customer journey on the web has suffered. Developers and product managers have been relying on tools like Google’s Lighthouse to mea...
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The Guardian |
New app Trash from ex-head of Vine uses AI to make short clips
Social video app uses machine learning ‘to automate the un-fun parts of video editing’A new app from the former head of video-sharing app Vine hopes to repeat the success of the cult social network by making it easier to shoot and edit short clips.Trash hopes that its secret weapon will be “computational cinematography”: the app, which entered closed beta on Monday, uses machine learning “to automate the un-fun parts of video editing”, automatically processing video to cut together s...
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MakeUseOf |
Don’t Want to Use Facebook Messenger? 10 Slick Alternatives to Try
Facebook Messenger is one of the world’s most popular messaging apps, but it’s not without its critics. Which is why we have found the best alternatives to Facebook Messenger. Some people loathe using anything connected to Facebook. Others are unimpressed with the linkup between Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger, all of which are owned by Facebook. Either way, one of these Messenger alternatives should work for you. 1. Telegram Telegram has emerged as one of the best altern...
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TechCrunch |
EU-US Privacy Shield legal showdown now set for July 9
A legal challenge to a data transfer mechanism that’s used by thousands of companies to authorize taking European citizens’ personal data to the US for processing has been delayed. As we reported last month, the General Court of the EU had set a date of July 1 and 2 to hear the complaint brought by […]
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Motherboard RSS Feed |
Knitting Community Website Ravelry Has Banned Support of Donald Trump
Ravelry, which has 8.5 million members, will not allow 'support for open white supremacy' on its platform.
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TechCrunch |
Gartner finds RPA is fastest growing market in enterprise software
If you asked the average person on the street what Robotic Process Automation is, most probably wouldn’t have a clue. Yet new data from Gartner finds the RPA market grew over 63% last year, making it the fastest growing enterprise software category. It is worth noting, however, that the overall market value of $846.2 million […]
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SlashGear |
16-inch MacBook Pro could launch alongside 2019 iPhone
Apple’s most intriguing laptop in years could arrive this fall, according to analyst predictions, with the 16-inch MacBook Pro tipped to launch at the same event as the new 2019 iPhone. The much-rumored notebook would have the largest display available on a current MacBook Pro, slotting in above the 15-inch version as Apple’s flagship. That’s a space which has been … Continue reading
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Hacker News |
Regulatory Capture at ICANN
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Boy Genius Report |
Amazon is blowing out laptops, microSDs, routers, external drives, and more – today only
Here at the BGR Deals team, we always watch Amazon very closely to see all of the great sales offered by the nation's top online retailer. Despite how closely we always watch Amazon, the company still manages to surprise us from time to time. Today is one of those times, because there's an Amazon Gold Box sale happening for one day only on Monday and some of the deals are positively mind-blowing. The star of the show is definitely the SanDisk 200GB Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card, which is on ...
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SlashGear |
Scientists view the warm glow of Uranus’ rings
When we think of ringed planets in our solar system, Saturn comes to mind for most, and that’s it. Saturn isn’t the only planet that has rings in our solar system, Neptune has rings, and Uranus also has rings. The catch with Uranus is that is rings are so faint that they can only be seen by the largest telescopes … Continue reading
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Business Insider |
Apple's biggest MacBook Pro laptop in 8 years could be coming in September
Apple is reportedly planning to release a new 16-inch MacBook Pro in September, according to an IHS Markit report obtained by Forbes.
It would be the largest laptop Apple sells, marking the first time in eight years the company has released a laptop with a screen bigger than 15 inches.
Launching a MacBook Pro with a bigger screen could help Apple further differentiate its high-performance laptops from the more portable MacBook and MacBook Air devices.
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Reuters: Technology News |
Huawei: 'No doubt' that we will meet German 5G security standards
Huawei, the Chinese technology and telecoms group hit by U.S. sanctions, said on Monday it was confident of meeting the security requirements that Germany is setting for its fifth-generation mobile networks.
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MSPoweruser |
Review: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is the Metroidvania fans deserve
The gothic set dressing of Koji Igarashi’s PlayStation masterpiece Symphony of the Night hasn’t been outdone in this spiritual successor. While the effects of modern 3D rendering have allowed the graphical capabilities of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night to thoroughly pop with gorgeous lighting and a great sense of depth, there’s no denying that Symphony […]
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Digg Top Stories |
Hot Air Balloon Crash Lands Right Into The Middle Of Missouri Festival
According to news reports, a young girl suffered minor injuries from the balloon's crash landing, but other than that there were, miraculously, no serious injuries.
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Digg Top Stories |
Man Finds The Personal Information Of A Phone Scammer, Scares The Pants Off Of Him
Suddenly, he can't seem to speak English, whereas he was fluent moments before.
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Digg Top Stories |
How A Housepainter And An Army Widow Led The Secret Fight To Save LGBT People From ISIS
One is the son of a communist who smuggled messages in kebabs for party members. The other is an army widow whose husband was killed by al-Qaeda. Together they want to convince the world that targeting LGBT people is a crime against humanity.
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Mashable! |
The 10 best returning TV shows of 2019 (so far)
Television in 2019 sure is an embarrassment of riches. That makes it near-impossible to choose the year's best shows so far, but we still tried. These are the returning shows that left their mark on 2019 (so far).
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Despite a highly divisive final season with all the narrative integrity of Littlefinger's word, it's bittersweet for TV fans around the world to bid farewell to the phenomenon of Thrones. The Stark children grew up before us like Hogwarts Generation Z....
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Engadget |
BET+ streaming service launches this fall with Tyler Perry's help
The rumor was true -- BET is launching a streaming service. The newly official BET+ is due to launch in the fall and will work closely with Tyler Perry Studios to offer a host of African American-focused on-demand video to subscribers. In addition to...
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Reuters: Technology News |
Google to spend further 1 billion euros to build Dutch data centers
Alphabet Inc.'s Google said on Monday it will invest an additional 1 billion euros ($1.14 billion) to build data centers in the Netherlands, including a new facility in Middenmeer.
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TechCrunch |
Samsung releases a trio of smart home products
Samsung’s approach to the smart home has been — “uneven” seems like a nice way of putting it. None of this has really been helped along by the fact that Bixby and the company’s long-promised smart speaker, the Galaxy Home, are still lost in the woods. SmartThings, the home automation startup the company acquired in […]
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Resources | ZDNet |
How to build a better (digital) mousetrap
Going beyond improving today’s customer experience.
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Techradar - All the la... |
Best VPS hosting providers of 2019
All the flexibility of a dedicated server – but without the cost.
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Hacker News |
Bernie Sanders to unveil plan to cancel all $1.6T of student loan debt
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Techradar - All the la... |
USA vs Spain live stream: how to watch today's Women's World Cup 2019 match from anywhere
Holders USWNT take on Spain in the 2019 Women's World Cup round of 16. Don't miss a kick with our Spain vs USA live stream guide.
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BetaNews |
Lack of awareness training raises phishing risk
We know that phishing attacks are gaining in sophistication and are one of the most popular ways of hackers and cybercriminals gaining access to an organization's systems. But this type of attack is notoriously difficult to guard against using technology and employee awareness is a big part of any business' defense strategy. This is underlined by a new report from awareness training company KnowBe4 which looks at the level of risk and finds that 29.6 percent of organizations are 'phish-prone'. T...
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Android Police - Andro... |
Scrypted is like Tasker for home automation, integrates with Google Home, Alexa, and HomeKit
There are a plethora of different home automation platforms like SmartThings, HomeKit, Wink, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and many more. Some of them play together nicely, but once you're mixing and matching, you're going to end up with a bunch of apps and hubs to control all of your devices, and some features just won't work with the provided software. Koushik Dutta (or Koush), the developer of beloved tools like ClockworkMod, has run into these limitations. Read MoreScrypted is like Taske...
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Boy Genius Report |
This is what 2019’s perfect smartphone design will look like – and it’s not the iPhone 11
The Galaxy S8 and iPhone X brought us the first popular all-screen phones in 2017, but these devices were hardly perfect. The S8 had big top and bottom bezels, and the iPhone X had a wide notch at the top of the display. The iPhone X was then copied by almost every company in the business in the first half of 2018 until smartphone makers started coming up with new designs of their own to increase the size of the screen. We saw all-screen phones with pop-up cameras, slider phones, as well as devi...
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Business Insider |
I worked out at premium gyms around New York City without committing to expensive memberships — a new fitness app helped me do it on a tight budget
Fitness app POPiN gives users access to a variety of premium gyms in New York City and only charges them for minutes they spend in the gym — nothing more, and nothing less.
Simply scan the app at the front desk to start the timer, then use the gym's equipment and facilities or take a class for any amount of time you want. When you're done, you just scan the app again to check out and stop the counter.
I tried POPiN and loved how it let me incorporate fitness into my busy schedule, wh...
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Boing Boing |
These Seals are Singing for Science
As you may have noticed, a number of bird species have proven capable of mimicking snippets of sound they overhear, be it a melody, the wail of an ambulance or a dirty phrase taught to them by some drunk fella at a party. But here's the thing: most mammals suck at it. Not so seals. They're able to reproduce the sounds they hear, even if they're outside of their regular vocal range.
In this video, these seals, who were schooled by scientists from the University of St. Andrews, are captured barki...
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CNET News |
Porsche recalls 100,000 cars for rollaway risks - Roadshow
Apparently, one bushing isn't as durable as it should be.
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Business Insider |
The CEO of buzzy healthcare startup Clover Health regrets setting up shop in Silicon Valley. Here’s why he just opened an office in Nashville.
Vivek Garipalli, the CEO of the health insurance startup Clover Health said, "If I had to do things over again, I don't know if we would have located in San Francisco."
The health insurance company is opening an office in Nashville where there is a booming healthcare and healthtech industry.
Nashville is now home to over 900 companies working in healthcare.
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9to5Mac |
US law could require Google & Facebook to state how much your data is worth
A bipartisan push for a new US law could see companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon having to state exactly how much your data is worth.
Consumers would be better able to understand how much privacy they were sacrificing to use free services if the value of the data used by the companies was made explicit …
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Techdirt |
Robocalls Swamp Hospitals As The Trump FCC Pretends To Fix The Problem
Despite endless government initiatives and countless promises from the telecom sector, our national robocall hell continues. Robocalls from telemarketers continue to be the subject the FCC receives the most complaints about (200,000 complaints annually, making up 60% of all FCC complaints), and recent data from the Robocall Index indicates that the problem is only getting worse.As robocallers get bolder, they're increasingly targeting institutions like hospitals, often to a dangerous degree:
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Hacker News |
BMW is accelerating electrification plans
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The Next Web |
Full moon patents: Futuristic airplane ‘slingshot’ and Google’s painted solar panels
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series about the best patents of the last synodic month, picked by the PatentYogi team. Get ready when that moon gets gibbous, y’all. This June-ish roundup lands on the tasty Strawberry Moon! Since my last post, the US patent office issued over 31,765 patents and published over 32,673 patent applications. Each patent asset adds a little something new to the human knowledge base. A...
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Digg Top Stories |
NFL Star Cam Newton Offers Plane Passenger $1,500 To Switch Seats, Gets Rejected
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is 6'5" and wanted a bit of extra legroom on a recent flight to Paris. Unfortunately, the passenger with the seat he wanted would not be swayed by cash.
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Digg Top Stories |
100 People Take The Rorschach Test And Maybe Freud Was Right...
It seems that everyone sees either blood or genitals or both.
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Digg Top Stories |
Took You By Surprise: John and Paul's Lost Reunion
Five years after the Beatles disbanded, a period fueled by intense acrimony, Lennon and McCartney set aside their differences and got back together one more time. Inside the rollicking atmosphere of that May 1974 recording session.
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SlashGear |
Charge Mustang heads to Goodwood with gobs of EV torque
Of all the cars ever produced, the Ford Mustang is one of the most iconic. The car first launched in the mid-60s and is still in production today decades later. Of all the Mustangs, some of the most popular are the 1969 and 1970 fastback versions made famous in films like the Steve McQueen classic “Bullitt” and “Gone in 60 … Continue reading
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9to5Mac |
Beats fills chief marketing officer vacancy with former Electronic Arts VP
After a few notable marketing leadership departures, Beats has announced its new CMO pick: Chris Thorne. The new top marketer at Beats joins the Apple-owned headphones company with experience from EA, The Honest Company, and Forward. The company highlights that the new CMO joins after the major launch of its new Powerbeats Pro wireless earphones.
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Extremetech |
Microsoft Shifts Focus to a Single Next-Generation Console
Last year, Phil Spencer told the E3 crowd that Microsoft was focused on building its next generation of consoles, plural. Now the company has changed its plans -- but doesn't necessarily want to admit that publicly.
The post Microsoft Shifts Focus to a Single Next-Generation Console appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Digg Top Stories |
John Oliver Grapples With Mount Everest's Dangerous Tourism Problem
Ambitious rich people are putting their lives and the lives of others on the line to scale the famous mountain.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Why the third launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has the highest stakes yet
The third flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is set for this evening, and this launch is perhaps the most important one yet for the powerful rocket. The Falcon Heavy will be flying a mission for the Air Force known as STP-2 that’s ultimately meant to certify the vehicle as capable of launching future national security missions. If all goes well, the launch could help solidify the Falcon Heavy as a dependable rocket for the Department of Defense and potentially position SpaceX as a go-to launch ...
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AppleInsider |
Microsoft should have been Apple's challenger in mobile, says Bill Gates
It should have been Microsoft posing the main competition to Apple in mobile platforms, not Google, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates commented in a recent interview.
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Techradar - All the la... |
Ape Escape 2019 leak suggests it could follow in Crash Bandicoot's footsteps
20 years after release, is Ape Escape ready to make a comeback?
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Boy Genius Report |
Alexa and Google enabled Wi-Fi smart plugs are down to $5 a piece, but not for long
Despite the fact that big-name brands continue to charge between $20 and $30 each, smart plugs are getting less and less expensive from smaller brands with plugs that are just as good. We regularly see sales that slash them down to the $7-$8 range, but we've never seen pricing quite as low as a deal happening right now on Amazon. Gosund Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plugs typically sell for $33 when you buy a 4-pack, which is $8.25 a piece. That's a terrific price, but wait until you see today's sale. Clip t...
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
The Raspberry Pi 4 arrives with more power and dual-4K display support for the same low price
Don't be fooled by its size or price—the Raspberry Pi 4 rolling out today promises enough oomph to run two 4K screens at once, and it's rocking more and better RAM. It's so powerful, in fact, the Foundation says this Pi 4 is good enough to be a “complete desktop computer."The latest version of the Raspberry Pi is available in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB RAM variants. This is the first time we've seen multiple versions of the same Raspberry Pi model, and the first time a Raspberry Pi has had more than ...
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Resources | ZDNet |
Samsung adds a home security camera, light bulb, and Wi-Fi plug to SmartThings lineup
All three products are priced to attract new users to SmartThings, with and without a dedicated hub.
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Mashable! |
Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro could come as soon as September
Now that the new Mac Pro and iMac Pro are here to cater to the needs of professionals, is it finally time for Apple to launch a laptop that's, you know, actually made for pros? It might be.
According to a report by Forbes, which cites IHS Markit Associate Director Jeff Lin, Apple is getting ready to launch its long-rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro this fall — potentially during the big iPhone event in September.
SEE ALSO: Apple announces macOS 10.15 Catalina
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Digg Top Stories |
Lyme Disease Cases Are Exploding. And It's Only Going To Get Worse
Climate change and human sprawl have triggered a pandemic.
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Techradar - All the la... |
The 10 best compact cameras in the UAE for 2019
If you want to take better pictures than your smartphone can, then these compact cameras are the answer.
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News Tom's Guide US |
Amazon Echo Show 5 Review
This budget smart display has a bit of an identity crisis.
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Android Police - Andro... |
Samsung expands SmartThings ecosystem with affordable smart camera, plug, and bulb
Although Samsung has been in the smart home game for a few years now with its SmartThings ecosystem, its lineup has mostly relied on being a central home automation hub that integrates with third-party devices like plugs and lights to automate your home. Until today, the majority of the brand's IoT products were sensors that would act as triggers, but the company is now expanding it with a smart camera, plug, and bulb, which give it a complete range of smart home products. Read MoreSamsung expan...
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Hacker News |
Proving security at scale with automated reasoning
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VentureBeat |
MobiTV raises $50 million for pay TV delivery platform
MobiTV has raised $50 million in funding to expand internationally with its pay TV delivery system.
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TechCrunch |
Byju’s-owned Osmo education startup enters pre-schoolers market
Osmo, a Palo Alto-based education startup acquired by Indian unicorn Byju’s for $120 million this year, is expanding its product lineup to serve a new and largely untapped market: pre-schoolers. Osmo today announced Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit, a set of tools that aims to help children that have yet to enter schools to understand […]
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VentureBeat |
Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit targets preschoolers with hands-on games
Osmo has shifted deeper into education with the launch of its Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit for preschool children.
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VentureBeat |
Amazon Echo Show 5 review: Small but mighty
Amazon's $89 Echo Show 5 brings the same set of features to the table as the Echo Show released last fall, and that's a good thing.
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TechCrunch |
Echo Show 5 review
The Echo team must have started sweating when the Lenovo Smart Clock was announced during CES. Deep inside Seattle’s Day One building, Amazon was reading the release of the Echo Show 5, a pint-sized version of the company’s smart screen that bore more than a passing resemblance to Lenovo’s Google Assistant device. Amazon, of course, […]
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CNET News |
Samsung adds new camera, smart plug and light bulb to SmartThings lineup - CNET
Three new gadgets are coming to the SmartThings platform, and two of them don't need a hub.
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MakeUseOf |
60Hz vs. 144Hz vs. 240Hz: Do Monitor Refresh Rates Matter?
When you’re looking to buy a new monitor, there are so many factors to consider like size, resolution, and aspect ratio. But one factor you might also hear about is refresh rate. What exactly is refresh rate, and does it matter to you? Time to find out. What Is a Refresh Rate? The refresh rate of a monitor refers to the number of times per second that the displayed image will be updated. It is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher refresh rate means more information reaches your eyes in the sam...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Samsung launches new SmartThings camera, smart plug, and light bulb
Samsung is expanding the range of its SmartThings line of connected smart home gadgets today with the new $89.99 SmartThings Cam, $17.99 SmartThings Wifi Smart Plug, and $9.99 SmartThings Smart Bulb. The new products work within the SmartThings ecosystem and are available starting today.
All three products fill some gaps in the SmartThings lineup with entry-level devices that are ideal for smart home beginners. They also are aggressively priced, either matching or undercutting the main players i...
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Engadget |
Samsung's new SmartThings camera and smart plug don't need the hub
Samsung is adding a camera, a WiFi smart plug and a smart bulb to its range of SmartThings devices available in the US. The indoor camera has full HD and HDR capabilities -- plus, it has a 145-degree view to be able to monitor a wider part of your ho...
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Engadget |
Amazon Echo Show 5 review: An Alexa display with alarm clock smarts
When Amazon introduced the second-gen Echo Show display last year, it was a huge upgrade over the original, with a built-in browser, better sound and more video options than before. Just months later, however, and Amazon has released a new model call...
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Mashable! |
This trans teen wants to change the world through storytelling
Every day of Pride Month, Mashable will be sharing illuminating conversations with members of the LGBTQ community who are making history right now.
Teenage activists are often some of the most powerful organizers out there.
Take Sage Grace Dolan-Sandrino, an 18-year-old Afro-Latinx artist, public speaker, and organizer who became an activist when she came out to the world as trans at the age of 13. Sage, who was in middle school at the time her transition began, wasn't given the support she nee...
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Macworld |
Samsung SmartThings expands its lineup with a Wi-Fi security camera, a smart bulb, and a smart plug
A smart home system with broad third-party device support gains three new first-party devices.
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Wired Top Stories |
Amazon Echo Show 5 Review: Smaller Isn't Always Better
The screen-bedecked Alexa device is back—this time with a smaller display.
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Engadget |
Google’s new curriculum teaches kids how to detect disinformation
When Google launched its "Be Internet Awesome" curriculum for educators a couple of years ago, it focused its efforts on teaching children about online safety. This year, however, the company is adding a new component to its campaign: media literacy....
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AnandTech |
Silicon Motion’s SM8108: A Next-Gen Enterprise SSD Controller w/ Dual DRAM & 3D QLC Support
Having secured strong positions on the market for consumer SSDs, Silicon Motion is now after the enterprise SSD market. At Computex, the company demonstrated a prototype of an SSD based on its next-generation controller for enterprise applications, the SM8108. The key features of the controller include support for two DRAM interfaces for higher bandwidth and improved QoS, as well as support for the latest memory types, including 3D TLC and 3D QLC.
The Silicon Motion SM8108 controller features a...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Amazon’s Echo Show 5 is the smart alarm clock to get
The right size, features, and price make the Echo Show 5 tough to beat
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The Next Web |
US prisons are taking programming books off the shelves over ‘security concerns’
Last week, the Oregon Department of Corrections (DoC) has banned prisoners from reading dozens of books related to technology and programming, citing security concerns. According to records obtained by Salem Reporter, the banned titles — “Windows 10 for Dummies,” “Python Programming For Beginners,” “Blockchain Revolution,” and others — are part of the 1,600 books not allowed in Oregon prisons. Books like “Electronics Demystified,” “Java For Dummies,” and “Upgrading ...
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Thurrott.com |
It’s Time to Bring (Real) Windows 10 to the Raspberry Pi (Premium)
The Raspberry Pi 4 is the first ultra-low-cost computer board from the Raspberry Pi Foundation to offer truly PC-like performance. It’s time to turn it into a real PC.
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The Next Web |
Watch out: Calìbra.com isn’t the same as Facebook’s Calibra.com
Headlines have been saturated with news of Facebook’s new “cryptocurrency,” called Libra, over the past week. Well, some opportunistic scammers are taking advantage of the interest and trying to con people with a fake Libra token pre-sale. Over the weekend, a fake website surfaced that, on first look, is the same as Facebook’s legitimate Calibra.com website. On closer inspection though, it becomes fairly obvious that the fake website, Calìbra.com, isn’t associated with the digital ass...
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TechCrunch |
FedEx lures online sellers with two-day air shipping at ground rates after Amazon contract ends
International shipping giant FedEx is showing it’s serious about attracting the ecommerce crowd after a high-profile termination of one of its contracts with Amazon to provide delivery using its express air service in the US. FedEx is now offering the same two-day express air shipping direct to some customers for the same price it usually […]
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Resources | ZDNet |
Microsoft: We're fighting Windows malware spread via Excel in email with bad macro
Don't enable macros, Microsoft warns, because a new malware campaign is aiming at fully patched Windows PCs.
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TechCrunch |
Cloudflare outage affecting numerous sites on Monday AM [Update: fixed]
Cloudflare, a company providing performance and security to websites, is having network problems of its own this morning — and taking down a lot of its customers’ sites and apps in the process. Affected companies include podcast app Overcast, chat service Discord, managed hosting provider WP Engine, eCommerce hosting provider Sonassi, public web front-end CDN […]
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TechCrunch |
Cricket World Cup highlights just how big video streaming is in India
As hundreds of millions of people turn their attention to the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup tournament, many of them are using an Indian streaming service to follow the ins and outs of the game. More than 100 million users tuned in to Hotstar, an on-demand streaming service owned by Disney, on June 16, the […]
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Boy Genius Report |
No, it’s not just you: Half of the internet is down, including Google, Amazon, and Reddit
What better way to start off the week than by not being able to use virtually any online service or access half of the internet's most popular sites? That seems to be the case, as DownDetector (and many tweets) suggest that Google, Amazon, Reddit, and Spectrum -- just to name a few -- are experiencing issues this morning. Those issues appear to have begun around 6 or 7 AM ET, just as the East Coast was starting its day.
Although some of these connection problems appear to be clearing up as of 8...
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Reuters: Technology News |
Car trash to cash: U.S. firm aims to power European stadiums with old car batteries
U.S. industrial conglomerate Eaton, which uses second-hand Nissan electric vehicle batteries to power buildings, is in talks with up to six European football stadiums to help power their facilities, according to a senior executive.
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The Next Web |
Jabra’s Elite 85h ANC headphones can drown out noise for days
Working for TNW is awesome, but, sadly, they don’t have an office in India. So I work from home, cafes, or coworking spaces. That means there’s a lot of noise around me And while I prefer Bluetooth earbuds like OnePlus’s Bullet Wireless, I often think it’d be nice to have a pair of noise-canceling cans. And that’s where Jabra’s Elite 85h wireless headphones come in. Announced at CES, these premium active noise cancelation (ANC) headphones are comfortable and long lasting. Plus, they...
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CNET News |
Bill Gates says Microsoft losing to Android was his 'greatest mistake' - CNET
Microsoft's co-founder said his company missed out on $400 billion after letting Google create the "standard non-Apple phone platform."
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Hacker News |
Google spent ten years researching what makes the 'perfect' manager
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Resources | ZDNet |
Could a Raspberry Pi be your next desktop PC?
The new Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is a powerhouse that has features you'd expect to find in an entry-level desktop PC. Could this be the future of PCs?
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Boy Genius Report |
This top-rated fast wireless charger is somehow only $6.99 right now on Amazon
I don't care what smartphone you use... if it supports wireless charging, there's a deal on Amazon right now that you definitely need to take advantage of. The PeohZarr Qi-Certified 10W Fast Wireless Charger is one of the best-rated wireless chargers on Amazon. It supports three different wireless charging speeds — standard 5W charging, 7.5W fast wireless charging for iPhones, and 10W fast wireless charging for Samsung and other Android phones — and it also has a nifty feature that s...
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Techradar - All the la... |
The best iPhone games to play in 2019
The very best games for your iPhone, from the iPhone XS to the iPhone SE.
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MSPoweruser |
Microsoft promises ongoing support for Huawei laptops
Microsoft has been rather cagey about their response to Huawei being placed on the banned entity list of the US Government. The company’s initial response was to remove their devices from its online store, only to return them last week, saying: “We have been evaluating, and will continue to respond to, the many business, technical […]
Read More: Microsoft promises ongoing support for Huawei laptops
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SlashGear |
Researchers create an artificial circulatory system for robots
Researchers have been working on ways to power robots for extended duration use. Long duration power for robots is a challenge because there is limited space inside most robots for batteries and other hardware. Scientists at Cornell have created a new synthetic vascular system for robots that can pump an energy-dense hydraulic liquid that stores energy, transmits force, and operates … Continue reading
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Ars Technica |
Late night launch: SpaceX preps Falcon Heavy for “most difficult” flight
Mission critical to demonstrating several capabilities for the US Air Force.
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Digg Top Stories |
Should I Talk To My Son About His Pokémon Fetish, And Other Advice Column Questions
A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
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Digg Top Stories |
How Nine People Built An Illegal Airbnb Empire In New York
The shoddily assembled living spaces were described with appealing titles like "Newly Renovated Apt Next to East River, NYC View!" ($195 per night); or "Clean and Comfy Room With Balcony, 15min to NYC!" ($100 per night). However, in reviews some guests described them as “packed with garbage,” “broken furniture” and plagued by ants, centipedes, and black mold.
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MSPoweruser |
Steam will no longer be officially supporting Ubuntu for future updates
Valve‘s video game megastore Steam will no longer be supported for Linux operating systems after October of this year. Announced by Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais on Twitter, the company will officially be dropping support for future versions of the Linux distro. Those who frequently use Ubuntu will have until the OS’ next update, 19.10, to move […]
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Engadget |
Daimler forced to recall more Mercedes cars in emissions cheat probe
Things are getting worse for German auto manufacturer Daimler after local newspaper Bild reported that the company is recalling a further 60,000 Mercedes cars.
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Hacker News |
A Message from the Billionaire’s Club: Tax Us
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The Verge - All Posts |
Discord was down due to Cloudflare outage affecting parts of the web
Popular chat service Discord experienced issues today due to network problems at Cloudflare and a wider internet issue. The app was inaccessible for its millions of users, and even Discord’s website and status pages were struggling. Discord’s problems could be traced to an outage at Cloudflare, a content delivery network. Cloudflare started experiencing issues at 7:43AM ET, and this caused Discord, Feedly, Crunchyroll, and many other sites that rely on its services to have partial outages.
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